单词	chafe
释义	chafechafe /tʃeɪf/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINchafe Origin: 1200-1300 Old French chaufer ‘to warm’, from Latin calefacere, from calere ‘to be warm’ + facere ‘to make’ Verb Table VERB TABLE chafe Simple Form Present I, you, we, they chafe he, she, it chafes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they chafed Present perfect I, you, we, they have chafed he, she, it has chafed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had chafed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will chafe Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have chafed Continuous Form Present I am chafing he, she, it is chafing you, we, they are chafing Past I, he, she, it was chafing you, we, they were chafing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been chafing he, she, it has been chafing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been chafing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be chafing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been chafing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES My dress was too tight under the arms and had a collar that chafed. The boots have a soft lining to prevent your toes from chafing. The handcuff chafed his left wrist. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But he chafed a bit as a member of a commercial office team. Hsu Fu consumed rope like no other vessel that I had ever sailed, and the reason was obvious: chafe. I chafed her feet and tucked her nightdress close. I chafed some warmth into my soul by telling myself that our business required an understanding of the fleeting. Make sure that all canes of raspberries, blackberries and other fruits are tied in securely to prevent breakage and chafing. Mitchell looked away chafing against this infiltration, of being led by Kingsley to recognize himself, the meaninglessness of his position. Mrs Reagan, however, chafed under the monologue. The President chafed at this baseless criticism. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto move over a surface while pressing against it► rub to rub against something, often causing pain or damage: · This seatbelt is rubbing my shoulder.· Badly fitting shoes will rub more painfully if you are not wearing socks.rub against: · The teacher rubbed against the blackboard, getting chalk all over his back.· These days rucksacks are made with specially padded straps so that they do not rub against the shoulders. ► scrape to rub roughly against a hard surface, often making a noise: · Outside snow plows were scraping the street.scrape on/against/along: · Three workmen came into the store -- I could hear their boots scraping on the floor.· The sound of knives and forks scraping against plates filled the canteen.· It was not until we felt the exhaust pipe scraping along the road that we realized there was something wrong with the car. ► chafe to rub against a part of the body, making it sore: · The handcuff chafed his left wrist.· My dress was too tight under the arms and had a collar that chafed. 1[intransitive, transitive] if a part of your body chafes or if something chafes it, it becomes sore because of something rubbing against it:  Wear a T-shirt under your wet suit to stop it chafing.2[intransitive] to feel impatient or annoyedchafe at/against/under Some hunters are chafing under the new restrictions.3[transitive] British English to rub part of your body to make it warm
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